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Fool dancing with elderly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old

'elderly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'fool dancing with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'OLD' can be found hidden inside 'fool dancing'.

(Other definitions for old that I've seen before include "Long-lived" , "At an early stage - at a late stage" , "Venerable" , "Senescent" , "Former, previous" .)

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